The Government announces new UK Special Representatives on Climate Change and Nature
It's been a big week for nature as two prominent Cabinet ministers delivered speeches on its importance; ahead of COP16. Read our post to find out the latest.
Nature
World-first project launched to track hedgehogs and reverse decline
In this post, Natural England Higher Officer Danielle Greaves, tells us about a world-first monitoring programme that launched this year to help track hedgehogs and reverse their decline.
A day in the life of a peatland contractor
In this post, Jonny Bainbridge, owner of an agri-environmental contracting business, shares a day in the life of a peatland contractor.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks powers up nature recovery by backing Projects for Nature with £250,000
In this post, Justin Francis, the chairperson for Projects for Nature, shares an update on the second business to support Projects for Nature, and how this funding will help accelerate nature recovery.
Working with stakeholders to finalise England's '30by30' criteria
In this post, Senior Policy Advisor Danielle tells us how she's been working with stakeholders to finalise England's 30by30 criteria.
Celebrating nature on our doorstep: a tale of seven blackbirds
Back in May, one of the blog team found a blackbird nest in her garden. Here's the story of the chicks and their parents.
Trees for bees: how Wakehurst is using citizen science to help pollinators
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In our second post to celebrate Bees’ Needs Week, Senior Policy advisor Sian Watts sat down with Wakehurst’s pollination research lead Dr Janine Griffiths-Lee, to find out how they use citizen science to help pollinators.
5 simple actions to help pollinators this Bees’ Needs Week
The Environment Blog is back! We’ll keep you updated with all the latest policy news. But it’s also Bees’ Needs Week, so today we’re writing about how you can support pollinators with 5 simple actions.
The Darwin Initiative: supporting biodiversity and communities across the globe
To commemorate the International Day for Biological Diversity, we're celebrating a fund that has awarded more than £220 million to a range of projects - from support for snow leopards to rare Himalayan plants.
Reflections from the peatland restoration season
England's peatlands are our largest terrestrial carbon store and a haven for rare wildlife. Here's how projects across the country are working to restore them.